18:30 Southwell

Tuesday 29 December 2020

All15:5516:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:00

Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 57.62s

(7)

King Of Stars^p⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 75| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Below form fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 61 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 732615

(6)

Giogiobbo⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 74

9/4

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 9/1, second of 9 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago. A repeat of that effort should see him go very close and he makes most appeal.

Form: 44-0072

(5)

Centurion Song^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 70

9/1

13/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 22 days ago, not clear run. Makes fibresand debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 534376

(1)

Lorna Cole¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: M Appleby| OR: 66| D

14/1

Latest win at Kempton in September. 14/1, first run since leaving William Muir when bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 17 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 383186

(2)

Slowmo^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 65| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 5/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago. Each-way contender.

Form: 401016

(8)

Oeil De Tigre¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| D

50/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (200/1) at this C&D 18 days ago. Difficult to recommend at the moment.

Form: 7-70700

(3)

May The Sixth⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 62| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Wolverhampton in October. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 18/1) 45 days ago. Previous efforts over C&D were encouraging, may outrun her odds.

Form: 3198

(4)

Top Boy^p²

Age: 10| Weight: 8-3| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| D

10/3

Good third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 15/2) 2 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 546053

(9)

Red Stripes^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-2| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 51| CD

20/1

5-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 30 runs this year. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/2) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on. Has work to do.

Form: 558455

Forecasts

Giogiobbo (9/4), Top Boy (10/3), King Of Stars (7/2), Slowmo (8/1), Centurion Song (9/1), Lorna Cole (14/1), May The Sixth (20/1), Red Stripes (20/1), Oeil De Tigre (50/1)

GIOGIOBBO was racing off marks in the 90s last year and looks to have a great opportunity to gain a long overdue first victory in the UK (won 10 races abroad). He was only just touched off over C&D last week and should go one better tonight. His stablemate May The Sixth has acquitted herself well on her two runs over C&D and may spring a surprise. Slowmo is a solid each-way option.